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The emergence of radar and tactical fighter control is the genesis of today’s air battle managers. It is from the mixed Army Signal Corps and Air Corps environments that the first fighter control squadrons emerged. What air battle managers do today has its foundations in procedures and terminology developed by the struggles of their predecessors. This context is valuable in fostering an appreciation for the fighter controller heritage.

Cognitive radio cloud networks (CRCN) offer a solution to mitigate the growing problem of DOD access to the electromagnetic spectrum due to a heavily congested and contested environment. The collision between technological advances in software-defined radios, machine learning, and cloud computing have created the opportunity to tap into the new paradigm of CRCNs.

Edited and compiled by Grant T. Hammond, this is the first book published on John R. Boyd’s famous same-titled briefing. A maverick fighter pilot devoted to the Air Force, Boyd challenged orthodoxy including fighter tactics and how wars were to be fought. Although inspiring radically different opinions, his ideas have influenced militaries, business, politics, and education globally.

This newly developed Air University text focuses on the Full-Range Leadership Model (FRLM) and its application in team leadership. Leaders applying the FRLM approach can see immediate, tangible results. Leveraging the components of transformational leadership has been proven to result in the most effective style of leadership.

This paper explores the ethics education programs at the service war colleges based on three fundamental questions: 1) What are the desired outcomes of ethics education? 2) How should curriculum be structured to achieve those outcomes? 3) What is the correct faculty composition to develop and employ that curriculum?

An examination of the requirements for innovation along with recent neuroscience and organizational psychology research provides valuable insight into countering a culture of groupthink. Recommendations include recruiting creative personalities, training in divergent thinking, and promoting innovative leaders.

Relying largely on oral history interviews, this work explores the evolution and contributions of the Battlefield Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) special tactics units over 50 years. “Their story deserves telling within the US Air Force and to the general public.”

Historical and present-day interviews of the first 17 Chief Master Sergeants of the Air Force provide a snapshot of this select group. In their own words, they each reveal a unique perspective about their lives and times and ultimately of the history of the USAF.

Lt Gen Darryl Roberson, former AETC commander, and Dr. Matthew Stafford, AU VP for academic affairs, discuss the USAF’s new force-development paradigm that better prepares Airmen and cultivates a culture of lifelong learning. Because “this new approach will eventually affect every aspect of force development, . . . it is important that all Airmen understand what we are doing and why we are doing it.”

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The Style Guide, part 1 of this publication, provides guidance to Air University’s community of writers. It offers a coherent, consistent stylistic base for writing and editing. The Author Guide, part 2 of this publication, offers simple, concise instructions to writers who wish to submit a manuscript to AU Press for consideration.

Everyone can be a better listener. Using the concepts of what we think, feel, and do about listening, Dr. Kline promotes the need for honing this often neglected communication skill. He presents logical, practical methods that will help you to become a better listener in your personal and professional life in everyday and critical situations.

This primer is useful for individuals who are not “space aware”—unacquainted with space capabilities, organizations, and operations—and for those who are, especially those associated with the space community but not familiar with space capabilities, organizations, and operations outside their areas of expertise. It is your guide and invitation to all the excitement and opportunity of space.

This newly developed Air University text focuses on the Full-Range Leadership Model (FRLM) and its application in team leadership. Leaders applying the FRLM approach can see immediate, tangible results. Leveraging the components of transformational leadership has been proven to result in the most effective style of leadership.